Doug Boyd Archives

May 02, 2011
  • Doug Boyd

BIN LADEN DEAD: ‘Justice was done’

The war on terror will not end because Osama bin Laden has been killed, but his death can be a critical turning point, said observers and experts at East Carolina...

Apr 18, 2011
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Racers raise $1,000 for pediatric weight center

GREENVILLE, N.C.  —   Pounding the pavement Saturday netted approximately $1,000 for the East Carolina University Pediatric Healthy Weight Research and Treatment Center. Some 115 runners braved windy weather to...

Apr 18, 2011
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Gulf War illness study at ECU seeks veterans

GREENVILLE, N.C.  — An East Carolina University medical toxicologist is leading a team of biomedical scientists working to recruit veterans to participate in a study of new medicines to treat...

Apr 14, 2011
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Cunningham, Rotondo named to national association

GREENVILLE, N.C. — Dr. Paul Cunningham, dean of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, and Dr. Michael Rotondo, chair of surgery at ECU, were inducted today into...

Apr 08, 2011
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Kidney transplant rate nearly doubles

GREENVILLE, N.C.  —   For people with end-stage kidney disease, a new kidney can mean a new lease on life. In eastern North Carolina, that new lease is available to...

Apr 08, 2011
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Graduate: Violence is ‘never right’

GREENVILLE (Apr. 8, 2011) — Students and former students also spoke at the campus safety seminar April 8, adding their own experiences with violence, discrimination and sharing their efforts to...

Apr 01, 2011
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Campbell among honorees for leadership

GREENVILLE, N.C.  —   Dr. Diane Campbell of the Brody School of Medicine is the recipient of the 2011 Linda Allred Profiles in Leadership Award at East Carolina University. Campbell...

Mar 31, 2011
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Hamstring Hustle 5K race set for April 16

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   Runners and walkers can lace up their shoes April 16 for the 17th annual Hamstring Hustle 5K Run/Walk. The race, presented by the Medical Student Council...

Mar 18, 2011
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Brody tops nation in family doctors

GREENVILLE, N.C. — East Carolina University sent more medical graduates into training as family medicine physicians during a recent 10-year period than any other school in the country. ECU is...

Mar 17, 2011
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Match success: ECU sending 65 percent into primary care residencies

GREENVILLE, N.C.  —   Nearly two-thirds of the medical students graduating from East Carolina University this spring will go into primary care residencies. Those are the results of the annual...